The issue arose when he left it out in the locker room to charge his phone while he worked out, according to WACH. When it was discovered by his coach, security was called and the area evacuated.

Shortly thereafter, Frunk learned what cause the issue and clarified the matter. For the debacle, he was given a day-and-a-half suspension.

There are two things to be taken away here — first, it showed that Americans can be called out and punished for a threatening (or seemingly threatening) device, regardless of race or religion. It’s not discrimination; it’s acting on what’s right in front of you.

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Second was the reaction. If you will remember from the Ahmed incident, his family raised Cain.

Frunk’s reaction? He just accepted the discipline for disrupting class with grace, saying: “I’m a little upset I can’t play in my game tomorrow, but it was pretty fair.”

Even his sister found it amusing.

Kiki Stonebraker, his sister, said: “He’s super smart. He’s always built things, he’s always taking things apart. I guess just knowing my brother and growing up with him, that stuff was laying around our house all the time.”